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The Dragon and the Dove by Catherine Doyle
The City of Fantome sequel from Catherine Doyle. Margaret K. McElderry Books.
A Many-Splintered Thing edited by Mercedes Lackey
20th anthology of short stories set in Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar high fantasy universe. DAW trade paperback.
Holy Monsters by Imani Erriu
The third book in Imani Erriu's dark fantasy romance Heavenly Bodies series.
My Unfamiliar by Mara Rutherford
New fantasy from Mara Rutherford. Wednesday Books.
Dreamslayer by A.K. Mulford
First book in a new dark romantasy series from the author of The Five Crowns of Okrith. Harper Voyager.
Til Quest Do Us Part by Ivelisse Housman
Fantasy romance about two former teen chosen ones learning to be adults. Ace.
Crown & Captive by Kathleen Kitt
YA fantasy romance with a mystery: a girl forced into servitude in an enemy kingdom. Putnam.
Veiled in Shadow by Liz Edelbrock
YA fantasy: an enchanted train, a forbidden love and a kingdom whose memory magic is fading. Delacorte.
A Mermaid in Marketing by Juliet Brooks
Orbit. Fantasy romance in the How to Do Business in Faerie series. Hachette lists the on-sale date explicitly as Dec 1, 2026.
The Empire Burns at Dawn by Fatima Al-Shemary
An Arabian Nights-inspired romantasy debut following two sisters embedded in enemy courts as pawns in their father's bid for power.
When Shadows Burn by Vanessa Le
The sequel to The Last Bloodcarver from Vanessa Le. Roaring Brook Press / Macmillan.
For the King by Carissa Weiser
Fantasy from St. Martin's Press.
A Fist of Molten Fire by James Rollins
The final book in James Rollins's New York Times bestselling Moonfall epic fantasy series, published by Tor.
The Bloodfire Oath by Chloe C. Penaranda
New romantic fantasy from Chloe C. Peñaranda. Bramble / Tor.
Vine of Hearts by Julie Soto
The second book in the Evermore Trilogy, continuing the dark, magical romantasy story of Briony and Toven amid power, rebellion, and betrayal.
This Crimson Ruin by Rebecca Thorne
New cozy-adjacent fantasy from Rebecca Thorne. Tor Books.
The Shadow Queen by Mark A. Latham
Fantasy novel from Orbit Books.
Daughters of the Wind by Sheila Williams
Elemental-magic fantasy about the Keeper of the Winds (Amistad).
Call Me Traitor by Everina Maxwell
A sapphic adventure from academia into exile and beyond. En, a magically-compelled soldier, is sent to retrieve a group of exiled traitors. Tor Books.
Dragonsteel Nexus 2026
Brandon Sanderson's annual fantasy convention at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City. Keynote, panels and signings, with featured guests including Martha Wells and S.A. Chakraborty.